Insufficient Preparation-Intuition is not enough. Most parents are unable to identify sex abuse symptoms in their own children without proper training (Pulling & Jones 2006).

Suppressed Disclosure– Victims often blame themselves or fear possible perpetrator retribution. As a result, only about one in three sex crimes is ever reported to the police (Office of Justice, 2013).

Rampant Misinformation-Family members—not strangers—are the primary perpetrators of sex crimes against children under the age of 5 (David Finkelhor, Ormrod, United States. Office of Juvenile, & Delinquency, 2000). Moreover, 70% of children above the age of 12 are sexually abused by a personal or family acquaintance (David Finkelhor et al., 2000).